Author: davidwilliamson
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World Monument Fund visit Viaduct
Representatives from The World Monument Fund Visit Bennerley Viaduct
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Viaduct set to reopen for the first time in 50 years
Plans to restore the viaduct and bring it back into use as a walking and cycling trail moved a giant step forwards with the submission of planning applications to Broxtowe and Erewash Borough Councils. Full details of the planning application can be found on both the Broxtowe and Erewash Planning websites. Erewash Reference Number: ERE/419/0062…
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Future Volunteer Workdays
Our Next workdays are on: Saturday May 11th: Start time 10:00am Saturday June 8th Saturday July 6th More details to follow:
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Planning Application Submitted to Reopen Viaduct
A planning application to restore and reopen Bennerley Viaduct has been submitted to Broxtowe and Erewash Borough Councils. The plans include carrying out critical repairs to the structure and creating access on and underneath the viaduct. The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct extend thanks and appreciation to the owners, Railway Paths Ltd and to the local…
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Annual General Meeting Monday April 15th 7:00pm
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, we did not know if we had a project. A year on, nearly £0.5m has been secured, a planning application has been submitted and the Friends group are acquiring charitable status. Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday, April 15th 2019 at…
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Volunteer Workday Saturday March 30th
Our next work party will take place on Saturday, March 30th 2019 between 10:00 am and 3:00pm. We will be working under the middle spans of the viaduct. These spans are heavily overgrown with hawthorn, bramble and other scrub species. We need to prepare these spans to promote biodiversity and to create the new footpath…
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Volunteer Workday Saturday March 30th
Our next work party will take place on Saturday, March 30th 2019 between 10:00 am and 3:00pm. We will be working under the middle spans. These spans are heavily overgrown with hawthorn, bramble, and other scrub species. We need to prepare these spans so the new footpath under the viaduct can be extended on to…
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Extraordinary General Meeting. Feb 25th 2019
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct, (FoBV) will take place on Monday, February 25th 2019 at The Gate Inn, Awsworth at 7:00 pm. The FoBV want to convert the group into a registered charity (Charitable Incorporated Organisation CIO) and will require the formal consent of the membership. Securing CIO status…
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Bennerley Viaduct Volunteer Workdays. Next Workday, Saturday January 26th
As promised, Friends of Bennerley Viaduct Volunteer Workdays are being resumed. Our next work party will take place on Saturday, January 26th 2019 between 10:00 am and 3:00pm. We will be working at the Awsworth end of the viaduct under spans 12 to 16. These spans are heavily overgrown with hawthorn, bramble, bracken and other scrub…
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Update on Workdays.
The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct plan to reinstate Saturday work parties to enable the brilliant work which has been put in by friends and volunteers to continue. We hope this will be operational by the end of the year. In the meantime, Sustrans Greener Greenways team will be carrying out some workdays though these take…